Diving
Brummer Dives
I've dived the "Brummer" 5 times:
Dive number | Date | Site | Location | Area | Country | Wreck | Freshwater | Depth (m) | Bottom time (min) | Total time (min) | Divers | Quality | Summary | Equipment |
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112 |
1 Aug 1982 | Brummer | Scapa Flow | Orkney | Scotland | 34 | 16 | 27 | Iain Hosking, Susan Playfair | Planned 30 mins at 30m + stops at 10 & 5. Changed our minds when we went down to 27 at 32 + stops. In the event we went to 34m so Susan had us surface, somewhat dissatisfied, at 16 mins. Subtly narked, I swam to the stern instead of the bows, but we saw various gun turrets and dipped inside a couple of times. Good dive. We'll be back. | own, twin 60s. | |||
121 |
6 Aug 1982 | Brummer | Scapa Flow | Orkney | Scotland | 36 | 21 | 36 | Iain Hosking, Eric Franz | Circumnavigated the wreck. To stern first (though I thought it was the bows again...) and then past stern turrets, funnels, midships six inch turret, bridge, bow turret. It's possible to get into the wreck. | own, twin 60s, +12lbs | |||
139 |
5 Jul 1983 | Brummer | Scapa Flow | Orkney | Scotland | 34 | 21 | 32 | Iain Hosking, Rosanne Padua | Saw and recognised bows at last! Wreck on starboard side. Swam aft through bridge latticework and midships gun to stern superstructure and back. | Twin 60s, + 6lbs | |||
144 |
8 Jul 1983 | Brummer | Scapa Flow | Orkney | Scotland | 34 | 25 | 40 | Iain Hosking, Geoff Hide | Dedicated but unsuccessful search for the lamp room, Geoff and I were in every hole possible, and deep inside the ship we found a coil of rope. Stern more broken up than last year - one turret covered by a piece of plating. | Twin 60s, +6lbs (ie about 34lbs) | |||
283 |
2 Jul 1986 | Brummer | Scapa Flow | Orkney | Scotland | 34 | 25 | 40 | Iain Hosking, Kenny Jack | Tour around the aluminium-framed bridge, then aft to the engine room, aft mast and superstructure. Forward again to bridge, and on to the bows. Saw most of the wreck, I think. Good dive but foggy and cold. | own, twin 55s, 24lbs |